Job borton



(No Model.)

J. BURTON.

IRONING-TABLE. I No. 319,445. Patented June 9, 1885.

N. PETERS. Pholn-Lilhographer. Walhinginn, D. C.

JOB BORTON, OF BARNESVILLE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM H. HOBBS AND JOHNS. SMITH, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

IIQRONENG TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,%4l5, dated June 9,1885.

Application filed May 8, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J on BoR'roN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Barnesville, in the countyof Belmont and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Tables; and Idodeclare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and to use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in ironing-tables 5 and it consistsin the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of the severalparts, as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.-

In the drawings, Figure 1 is aside view of the table ready for use. Fig.2 is a vertical longitudinal section of same on line 00 m, Fig. 4.. Fig.3 shows the table when folded. Figs. 4.

and 6 show end views of the table ready for use. Fig. 5 is a detail viewof the iron-holder.

The board A may be of ordinary form, and is provided at what forconvenience of reference I call its rear end, with a metallic strap, a,extended across its upper face. In the middle of this rear end I form aslot, B, the back wall b of which is beveled outwardly from its lower toits upper end, as most clearly shown in Fig. 2. The strap a above thisslot B is slightly elevated, as shown in Fig. 4., to permit the point ofthe latch presently described to be inserted thereunder, as will beunderstood from-Figs. 2 and 4.

It is manifest that instead of elevating the strap a, as shown, a smallgroove might be cut in the face of the board to receive the point of thelatch, though I prefer to employ the strap, as shown. v

The leg 0 is provided on its inner face with blocks D, secured or formedthereon and set slightly apart to permit the end of the brace bar or legE to be pivoted between them, as

will be understood from Fig. 2. The upper ends of the blocks are flushwith the end of the leg, so when the leg is turned down the blocks andleg will rest firmly against the un- 50 der side of the board A. Theblocks are hinged at d to the under side of the ironingboard.

The brace or supplemental legE has one end pivoted at e to and betweenthe blocks D, and is extended beyond said pivot at 6, so as to bindagainst the inner side of leg 0, when the parts are in position foroperation, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. When thus turned out, the ends ofthe brace-leg and legO rest in thesame plane, so as to support the boardA in alevel position.

A rod, F, is hinged at one end to the braceleg E, and has its oppositeend bent or formed to engage a staple, f, secured on the inner side ofand near the lower end of the leg 0, and serves to brace thesupplemental leg from spreading away from the leg 0. When the parts arefolded together the rod F may be held to the leg E by catching it over ahook,

E, secured to the under side ofsaid leg, as shown, as will beunderstood.

A latch-bar, G, is pivoted on the back of the leg 0, and is providedwith or has bent from its upper end a hook, g, constructed to fit overthe rear end of the ironing-board and under the strap a, the upper endof bar Gresting in the groove B, as shown in Figs. 2 and4. The latch-baris extended at G below its pivot, and a spring, H, bears between the leg0 and the said extension G. This spring oper- 8o ates to give the upperend of the latch aforce or tension toward the leg 0. When the leg 0 isfolded under the board A, and it is moved out to bring the parts to theposition shown in Figs. 1 or 2, the hook gwill be engaged by the beveledwall I) of the slot B, and will beguided thereby into position under thestrap a. The side walls of the slot B prevent the lateral displacementof latch G, as will be seen most clearly from Figs. 1 and 2.

The iron-holder I is provided with a shank, i. This shank is pivoted onand near the rear end of the board A at about the central point betweenits extremity and the holder I.

A catch, J, is pivoted at one end on therear 5 of the ironing-board, andis provided in its upper edge with a groove, 9', fitted to receive andhold the shank of the iron-holder. The movable endof this catch isactuated by a spring, K, which holds it normally up in po- I00 vslightjoltvor jar.

, into its desired position.

sition to engage the shank, so as to keep the holder from being swung onits pivot by any It will be seen that the holder will be caught by thecatch J when turned over on or out from the end of the board A. I

The operation of my invention is simple and readily understood. It is anobject in tables of the class to which this invention relates toconstruct them so they may be conveniently folded into a small space andas conveniently set up for use. In my table it will be seen from Fig. 3the parts may all fold into compact form, the blocks D enabling theboardA and legs 0 E to rest close together. When desired for use, the tablemay be easily set up, this operation requiring merely the unfolding ofthe parts and the catching of the rod F into staples f, the latch Gmoving automatically It is manifest that instead of the specificpreferred form of latch shown and before described, an ordinary hookcould be secured 011 the leg 0, and operate in connection with a stapleon the rear end'of the ironing-board to secure the parts together.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In an ironing-table, the combination of the ironing-board, the leg 0,pivotally secured to and near the rear end of the 'said board, a latch,G, pivoted to the rear side of said leg (J, and having its upper endfitted to engage the rear end of the ironing-board, and provided with anextension, G, below its pivot, 5

a spring bearing between the leg 0 and extension G, and a support forthe other or front end of the board, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in an ironing-table, of

the board A, a strap, a, extended across the 40 rear end of same, blocksD D, hinged at their forward upper sides to the underside of board A andset slightly apart,the leg 0, secured to the rear side of and movablewith the blocks D, the latch G, pivoted to the leg 0, fitted at 5 itsupper end to engage the board A, and provided with an extension, G, aspring, H, bearing between the leg 0 and extension G, the leg E, pivotedto and between the blocks D, and a stay-rod, F, all arranged and oper-5o ating substantially as and for the purposes specified.

3. The combination of the board A, provided in its rear end with a slot,B, having beveled wall I), the straps a, secured on the rear end 5 ofboard A, and elevated or bulged above slot B, the leg 0, pivotal] ysecured to the board A, and the latch G, pivoted to the leg 0, andprovided at its upper end with a hook fitted to.

engage under the strap a, and to be guided 60

